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Reeling from the last election’s failures, Netanyahu turns on the right

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 12:08:19 +0000

Into the weeds of the prime minister’s narrowing electoral prospects, as a cornered political animal seeks to carve a path to victory at the right's expense

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Elections committee approves candidacy of Otzma Yehudit’s Ben Ari, Ben Gvir

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:32:39 +0000

Representatives narrowly strike down petition to disqualify far-right party head and deputy over incitement to racism, going against AG's recommendation

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AG recommends banning Otzma Yehudit leader from elections, but okays his deputy

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:26:39 +0000

Central Elections Committee to rule Wednesday on eligibility of ex-MK Michael Ben Ari; if it accepts AG's position, Itamar Ben Gvir could be on course for Knesset

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Elections Committee clears Jewish Home MK’s run on Likud ticket

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 21:44:56 +0000

Committee members approve Eli Ben Dahan's placement on Netanyahu's roster as part of electoral deal between the two parties that brought in extremist party

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AG rejects bids to bar Arab parties and far-right Jewish alliance from elections

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:38:41 +0000

Mandelblit unpersuaded by claims Ra’am-Balad and Hadash-Ta'al seek to eliminate Israel, ultranationalists are a threat to equality; further petitions against Otzma Yehudit remain

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Likud joins with defunct party to sidestep legal challenges to Jewish Home deal

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:15:30 +0000

Jewish Home MK Eli Ben Dahan, now technically a member of expired platform Achi, will temporarily run with Likud before rejoining his own party after elections

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PM’s plan to run Jewish Home candidate on Likud slate faces legal appeals

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:47:00 +0000

MK Eli Ben Dahan named as the cross-over political candidate; petitioners say running one party's lawmaker on another party's ticket is a form of election fraud

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Bennett, Shaked said to plan to reunite with Jewish Home after elections

Sun, 30 Dec 2018 07:59:27 +0000

Two parties will reportedly run separately in April ballot before uniting for coalition talks with expected winner Netanyahu, in move to help grow the far-right's Knesset bloc

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After Jewish Home anger, Netanyahu says he’ll reappoint deputy defense minister

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:35:13 +0000

PM had pushed off vote to reinstate Eli Ben Dahan, who automatically lost job with Liberman's resignation

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Jewish Home seethes as Netanyahu ‘dismisses’ deputy defense minister

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 14:47:47 +0000

Deepening crisis, PM pushes off vote to reinstate Eli Ben Dahan after he automatically loses job with Liberman's resignation

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EU says rocket fire toward Israel ‘completely unacceptable’

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:16:21 +0000

European body says the firing of missiles from Gaza must stop immediately, and that only a political solution can bring an end to 'the cycle of violence and despair'

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Israel to place Iron Dome battery in Beersheba area after Gaza rocket fire

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:40:32 +0000

Deputy defense minister says air defense system could be deployed to southern city as soon as Wednesday evening

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Eulogizing terror victim Yotam Ovadia at funeral, ministers lay blame on PA

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:29:10 +0000

Tourism Minister Levin, deputy DM Ben Dahan tell hundreds of mourners Palestinian Authority will pay for incitement that led to killing of father of two at Adam settlement

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MK slammed for likening ‘Jewish State bill’ to Nazi-era evil

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:42:36 +0000

Yesh Atid's Yael German says she learned in Majdanek that 'one cannot remain silent in the face of injustices against minorities'

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Defense Ministry clears minefield near settlement, pledges new housing on site

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:33:00 +0000

Detonation of buried bombs near Karnei Shomron part of broader project to blow up some 2,200 landmines across West Bank, ostensibly making way for more building

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